Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Shipping a gearbox

From: Eric Russell <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2020 10:44:34 -0400

Except last I heard ( a few weeks ago) Fastenal has put their shipping 
option on hold. Maybe due to the Covid 19 pandemic?

EjR

On 6/2/2020 10:04 AM, Pat Horne wrote:
> Most folks don’t know about Fastenal so I try to get the word out.

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From: Pat Horne <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2020 09:04:33 -0500

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Picky, picky!

Most folks don=E2=80=99t know about Fastenal so I try to get the word out.=20=

Peace,
Pat

Pat Horne=20
We support Habitat for Humanity

On Jun 2, 2020, at 9:00 AM, Eric Russell <[email-masked]> wrote:

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Fastenal probably doesn't have a truck going from the UK to Finland though..=
.=20

EjR=20

> On 6/2/2020 9:50 AM, Pat Horne wrote:
> +1 for Fastenal. I had a 5 speed OD transmission shipped from Georgia to T=
exas. It weighed almost 200 lbs with the crate & cost $125.=20
> On Jun 2, 2020, at 8:43 AM, Eric Russell <[email-masked]> wrote:
> I shipped an MGA gearbox from North Carolina to Idaho using a Fastenal tru=
ck. I attached it to a pallet (used, available for free). For shipping overs=
eas, I'd build a box over it. The pallet makes it easier for the shipper to m=
ove it.=20
>=20
> On 6/2/2020 9:02 AM, Neil Sherry wrote:
>> Hi * I am selling an MGB overdrive gearbox to Finland (from the UK) * bes=
t deal I have found is with UPS Standard. Any suggestions on how to wrap it *=
 I am thinking I could empty the oil, wrap in plastic, strap it down to some=
 ** plywood * which would make it slide and not fall over * but do I need to=
 box it in? What have you done?
>> Thanks
>> Neil

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    <p>Fastenal probably doesn't have a truck going from the UK to
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      +1 for Fastenal. I had a 5 speed OD transmission shipped from
      Georgia to Texas. It weighed almost 200 lbs with the crate &amp;
      cost $125. <br>
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        <div dir=3D"ltr">On Jun 2, 2020, at 8:43 AM, Eric Russell
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          <p>I shipped an MGA gearbox from North Carolina to Idaho using
            a Fastenal truck. I attached it to a pallet (used, available
            for free). For shipping overseas, I'd build a box over it.
            The pallet makes it easier for the shipper to move it. <br>
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